‘Engineering is Elementary’ Scholarships for K-5 Teachers: Apply by Midnight Oct. 10

Raytheon offers professional-development scholarships for Grade K-5 teachers to incorporate the Engineering-is-Elementary engineering curriculum into their classes.  The scholarship awards pay for a complete set of EiE curriculum materials for 30 students and a two-day professional-development workshop at Boston’s Museum of Science.  Applications are due by midnight on Friday, October 10.  Applicants must be full-time classroom teachers or STEM specialists in Grades K-5 with three years experience.  Engineering-is-Elementary was developed at the Museum of Science with support from the National Science Foundation.  It incorporates hands-on engineering challenges and coordinates with state and national STEM standards.